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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Python (was Re: I did not inhale)
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2024 01:19:45 -0000 (UTC)
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On Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:23:25 -0700, Keith Thompson wrote:

> That's not the conventional way to format a docstring.  If you're using
> backslashes to splice lines in Python, it's likely you're doing
> something wrong.

What exactly is wrong?

> I think "is not None" is more idiomatic.

When I want an equality comparison, I use “==”, not “is”.

> You don't need the \ if you put the ( on the same line.

But I do otherwise.

> You leave a space between "else" and ":".  It's not wrong, but it's not
> something I've ever seen.

People who look at my code tend to get triggered by the little things; 
maybe it’s a way to avoid thinking about the big things?

> In any language, if a block of code is so deeply indented that it's
> confusing, you should consider refactoring it.  (Though that's not
> always the answer.)

The point being, the same kind of code in a language with explicit 
statement brackets would reach the point of confusion later, rather than 
sooner.